Thirsty birds

I have noticed my bird bath is in great demand the last few days, so I am keeping it very full. The lack of rain must make it very difficult for some wild life to find water.
The fish are at the bottom of the pond and the level is slowly dropping. Hopefully we will have a thunderstorm so the water buts will fill up and I can top it up. Last time we had prolonged dry heat a very long snake sat in the pond for about 5 days.
Even my cat is sitting in front of the fan. Hope you are all coping as we are just not use to it!!!

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Phew it is hot hot 29 c all day in my garden today ,yes the bird's are looking for a drink I have noticed a few streams on my early morning walk dried up to hot to go out walking after midday ! But if it rain's we will soon start complaining lol so enjoy it while we can and make sure we are not like the song Mad dog's an English Man / Welsh Woman goes out in the mid day sun lol .

A very important point Drc, it's vital that we leave some water out for the wildlife. I've notice our little water feature is getting a lot more attention these days, but we have also left a small, shallow bowl of water just in the shade, for those critters unable to get to the feature. Just need to keep checking it's full and not gone green lol!
As for the sun...I'm loving it, apart from the constant watering every day, but I appreciate there are those who find it difficult to cope with.

I had to top my fishpond up last week Denise, we are also on clay and the cracks are everywhere even starting in the shady areas now, the birds seem to be staying hidden during the day, except the daft pigeons and doves, they are cooing away as I write....

I hope you are all right in this intense heat Denise. I feel sorry for your fish. I hope the water isn't too warm for them.
Actually I can cope with this much better than frost and snow. I find those very depressing. This is just hot lol.
Bella spends her day sleeping inside a clump of Michaelmas Daisies down the bottom of the garden :o)

31 degrees here today and I am struggling a bit Hywel as I was diagnosed with Asthma and Anemia about 10 weeks ago and although I am much better, controlling my breathing is harder in this heat and I am still learning how to control it with 2 inhalers.

Oh dear, sorry your suffering a bit, Drc. I'm like Hywel, prefering the hot to the miserable, bone aching cold and wet.
Just a word of warning to those of you with ponds, water features etc, according to Garden News, we shouldn't top them up with tap water as this encourages algae. If tap water HAS to be used, it should be drawn into a something like a watering can, then left to settle for a couple of days.

Hi Waddy I dont top my pond up from tap water as it will kill my fish. I use my water butts for this but they are empty and my pond is the lowest I have ever seen it in 15 years. I pray for a storm then the butts fill up and so does the pond.